Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
WEB
At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
YLT
Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;
DBT
Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2